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The east doors of the Senate wing of the Capitol will be opened at 
lo o'clock a. m. to those who are entitled to admission. 

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The Diplomatic gallery will be reserved for the families of the 
Diplomatic Corps (tickets thereto will be delivered to the Secretary 
of State for distribution). 

The families of the President and Vice-President, the President- 
elect and the Vice-President-elect, and of the Ex-Presidents and 
E.x-Vice-Presidents will occupy seats in the gallery west of the Dip- 
lomatic gallery. 

The Reporters' gallery will be reserved exclusively for the Re- 
porters for the Press; tickets to the same will be furnished to the 
Chairman of the Press Committee. 

The remaining seats in the galleries will be open to all who have 
general tickets for gallery seats. 

All of the foregoing will enter the east front of the Senate wing 
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The doors of the Senate Chamber will be opened at 1 1 o'clock a. m. 
■ to those entitled to admission, as follows: 

The President and the President-elect, who will enter the Senate 
wing by the bronze doors in the east front, each accompanied by a 
member of the Committee of Arrangements. The President will go 
directly to the Presidejit's room, and the President-elect to the Vice- 
President's room, where they will remain until they enter the Senate 
Cham.ber. Having been introduced by the Committee of Arrange- 
ments, they will occupy seats reserved for them in front of the Pre- 
siding Officer. The Committee of Arrangements will occupy seats 
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The Vice-President-elect will be accompanied to the Capitol by a 
member of the Committee of Arrangements and proceed to the Vice- 
President's room, where he will remain until he enters the vSenate 
Chamber, where the oath of office will be administered to him by the 
Vice-President. 

The Diplomatic Corps will assemble in the Marble room, and pro- 
ceed in a body at 11.15 a. m. to the Senate Chamber, where they will 
occupy seats on the right of the Chair. 

The Chief Justice, the Associate Justices, and the Ex- Associate 
Justices of the Supreme Court will occupy seats on the right of the 
Chair. The Supreme Court will enter the Senate Chamber a few 
moments before the President. 

Heads of the Executive Departments, the Major General of the 
Army Commanding, the Admiral of the Navy, and officers of the 
Army and Navy who, by name, have received the thanks of Congress, 
will occupy seats on the left of the Chair. 

Governors of States, Ex-Senators of the United vStates, Judges of 
the Court of Claims and of the Supreme Court of the District, and 
the Commissioners of the District, will occup}^ seats east of the main 
entrance, 

Members of the House of Representatives will enter the Senate 
Chamber by the main entrance at 11.50 a. m., and will occupy seats 
on the right of the Chair, next to the Diplomatic Corps. 

Members-elect of the Fifty-third Congress admitted by tickets 
(said tickets to be delivered on personal application to the Sergeant- 
at-Arms of the Senate). 

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After the organization of the Senate shall have been completed, 
those assembled in the Senate Chamber will proceed through the 
Rotunda to the platform on the central Portico of the Capitol in the 
following order, viz: 

The Marshal of the District of Columbia and the Marshal of the 
Supreme Court. 

The Ex-Vice-President. 

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The Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate. 

The Committee of Arrangements. 

The President and the President-elect. 

The Vice-President and the Secretary of the Senate. 

Members of the Senate. 

The Diplomatic Corps. 

Heads of Departments. 

The Major General of the Army Commanding, the Admiral of the 
Navy, and the officers of the Army and Navy who, by name, have 
received the thanks of Congress. 

Members of the House of Representatives and Members-elect, 
Governors of States, Ex-Members of the Senate of the United States, 
officers of the .Senate and officers of the House of Representatives. 

All other persons who have been admitted to the floor of the Senate 
Chamber, followed by those who have been admitted to the galleries. 

While the procession is being formed, the Reporters for the Press 
will proceed to the seats reserved for them on the platform. 

On reaching the Portico, the President and President-elect will 
take the seats reserved for them, the Chief justice on their right and 
the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate on their left. 

The Committee of Arrangements will occupy seats ne.xt to the 
President and President-elect. 

The Ex-Vice-President and Associate Justices of the Supreme 
Court, the \'ice-President, Secretary, and Members of the Senate will 
occupy seats on the right. 

The Diplomatic Corps will occupy the seats on the left of the 
President. Heads of Departments, the Major General of the Army 
Commanding, the Admiral of the Navy, and the officers of the Army 
and Navy who, by name, have received the thanks of Congress, 
Governors of .States, and Ex-Mem.bers of the Senate, will take seats 
west of the President. 

The Members and Members-elect of the House will occupy seats 
reserved for them in the rear of the above. 

Such other persons as are included in the preceding arrangements 
will occupy the steps and the residue of the platform and the Portico. 



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The oath of office will be administered to the President-elect by 
the Chief Justice, or, in his absence, by the senior Justice present. 

On the conclusion of the ceremonies, the Members of the Senate, 
preceded by the vSergeant-at-Arms, Vice-President, and the Secretary, 
will return to the Senate Chamber, and the President, accompanied 
by the Committee of Arrangements, will proceed to the Executive 
Mansion. 

All horses and carriages, except those used in conveying persons 
to the east door of the north wing of the Capitol, will be excluded 
from the Capitol Grounds. 

Should the weather prove unfavorable, the inauguration of the 
President will take place in the Senate Chamber 

By reason of the limited capacity of the galleries of the Senate 
Chamber — exclusive of the space reserved for the families of the 
President and President-elect, the Vice-President, and Vice-Presi- 
dent-elect, the Diplomatic and Reporters' galleries — the number of 
tickets is necessarily restricted, and will be distributed as follows: 

To each Senator and Senator-elect, five tickets; to the vSupreme 
Court of the United States, thirty-six tickets ; Members of the 
House of Representatives, Delegates, and Heads of Departments, 
two tickets each. 

No person will be permitted to pass from the House wing through 
the Rotunda e.xcept members of the House of Representatives and 
its officers. 

No person will be admitted to the Senate wing or Rotunda or to 
the platform except as above specified. 

The vSergeant-at-Arms of the Senate is charged with the execution 
of these arrangements. 

H. M. TELLER, 
LEVI P. MORTON, M. W. RANSOxM, 

VUc-Preshhnt and JNO. R. McPHERSON, 

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